Feast of Fiddles are a collective of some of the most accomplished folk fiddlers of England and Scotland who joined together for a tour in 2001. The brainchild of Hugh Crabtree, the band consists of seven of the best fiddle players in the country playing with a rock-based backing band. Band members are: Dave Mattacks (of Fairport Convention), Joe Broughton, Brian McNeill, Tom Leary, Ian Cutler, Phil Beer (one half of Show of Hands), Peter Knight (of Steeleye Span), Chris Leslie, Dave Harding, Martin Vincent (of The Albion Band), John Underwood, and Hugh Crabtree. The band recorded an album of live performances from their 2001 tour which was sold as "Feast of Fiddles". The group has continued to tour annually since 2001, but describe themselves as "unsigned". They sell albums of live performances from previous concerts, but in a very restricted way. The CDs are available at the gigs or over the internet and consist mainly of traditional English tunes, in varying combinations of solo, duo or band. Website: www.feastoffiddles.co.uk
